How Good Policies and Business Ethics Enhance Good Quality of Life

The Selected Works of Alex C. Michalos

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

AvAlex C. Michalos

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This volume provides bridges from the social sciences to business ethics and from the latter to the quality of life, by connecting the research themes of quality of life, social sciences, including public policy-making, and business ethics or corporate responsibility.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-08-01
Mått155 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt633 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor384
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319844749

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Prof. Alex Michalos currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Brandon University. He is also the Director of Research for the Canadian Index of Wellbeing and Emeritus Professor in Political Science at his former institution, the University of Northern British Columbia. Michalos has published 24 books, over 100 refereed articles, and founded or co-founded seven scholarly journals. Among the seven, he is Editor in Chief for the Journal of Business Ethics, the most frequently cited journal in the world devoted to business ethics, and Social Indicators Research, the first scholarly journal devoted to quality of life research. He is married to Dr. Deborah Poff, President and Vice-Chancellor of Brandon University.

Chapter 1. Social Sciences and Business Ethics.- Chapter 2. Business Ethics and the Quality of Life.- Chapter 3. The Costs of Decision Making.- Chapter 4. Efficiency and Mortality.- Chapter 5. Rationality between the Maximizers and the Satisficers.- Chapter 6. The Loyal Agent's Argument.- Chapter 7. Moral Responsibility in Business.- Chapter 8. A Case for a Progressive Annual Net Wealth Tax.- Chapter 9. Militarism and the Quality of Life.- Chapter 10. The Impact of Trust on Business, International Security and the Quality of Life.- Chapter 11. Ethical Considerations Regarding Public Opinion Polling During Election Campaigns.- Chapter 12. Brief to the Ontario Cabinet Committee on North American Free Trade.- Chapter 13. Issues for Business Ethics in the Nineties and Beyond.- Chapter 14. Observation on Performance Indicators and Performance-Based Management in Public Administration.- Chapter 15. The Integration of Public Policy-Making with Outcomes Measurement.- Chapter 16. A Handful of Sand in the Wheels of Financial Speculation.- Chapter 17. Ethics counselors as a New Priesthood.- Chapter 18. Observations on the Proposed BC - STV Voting System.- Chapter 19. Ancient Observations on Business Ethics.- Chapter 20. The Monster of Supercapitalism.- Chapter 21. The Business Case for Asserting the Business Case for Business Ethics.- Chapter 22. Public Policy Letters ti Editors 1989-2001.